Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:19 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:19 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02173795
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, or mixed conditions for a minimum of 6 months
* Male or female patients 18 years of age or older
* Patients who use at least 2 puffs t.i.d. of Berodual® MA HFA on regular use or at least 4 weeks prior to study
* Patients should be able to perform all study related tests including using a peak flow meter, to perform acceptable PEFR measurements, and should be able to maintain records (Patient Daily Diary Cards) during the study period as required in the protocol
* All patients must sign and Informed Consent Form prior to participation in the trial, i.e., prior to the run-in period in accordance with International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with significant disease other than chronic airways obstruction (CAO) will be excluded. A significant disease is defined as a disease which in the opinion of the investigator may either put the patient at risk because of participation in the study or a disease which may influence the results of the study or the patient's ability to participate in the study
* Patients with a recent history (i.e., six months - or less) of myocardial infarction
* Patients with any cardiac arrhythmia requiring drug therapy or who have been hospitalized for heart failure within the past three years, including patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and tachyarrhythmia
* Patients who regularly use oxygen therapy
* Patients with known active tuberculosis
* Patients with a history of cancer within the last five years. Patients with treated basal cell carcinoma are allowed
* Patients with a history of life-threatening pulmonary obstruction, or a history of cystic fibrosis or clinically evident bronchiectasis
* Patients who have undergone thoracotomy with pulmonary resection. Patients with history of thoracotomy for other reasons should be evaluated as per exclusion criterion No. 1
* Patients with any upper or lower respiratory infection in the past six weeks prior to the screening visit (Visit 1) or during the run-in period
* Patients hospitalized or having had visits to the emergency room in the past six weeks before run-in period
* Patients who are currently in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme that will not be maintained throughout the duration of the study or who have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation programme in the six weeks prior to the screening visit (Visit 1)
* Patients with known hypersensitivity to anticholinergic drugs or any other components of the trial medication including excipients
* Patients medically treated for prostatic hyperplasia or bladder neck obstruction
* Patients with known narrow-angle glaucoma or raised intra-ocular pressure
* Patients who are being treated with beta-blocker medications Note: beta1-blocker eye medications for treatment of non-narrow angle glaucoma are allowed
* Patients using oral corticosteroid medication at unstable dose (i.e., less than six weeks on a stable dose) or at doses in excess of the equivalent of 10 mg of prednisolone per day or 20 mg every other day
* Patients on inhaled or short-acting beta-adrenergics other than the study medication
* Patients on inhaled or short-acting beta-anticholinergics other than the study medication
* Patients taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors
* Patients taking tricyclic antidepressants
* Pregnant or nursing women or women of childbearing potential not using a medically approved means of contraception for the previous three months (i.e., oral contraceptives, intrauterine inhalers, diaphragm or subdermal implants)
* Patients with a history of and/or active significant alcohol or drug abuse
* Patients who have taken an investigational drug within one month or six half-lives (whichever is greater) prior to the screening visit (Visit 1)
* Patients who have already been enrolled and randomised to a treatment group in this study
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02173795
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02173795